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Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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TODAY
Friday, May 3
Slowdown
BY DAY
Wednesday, June 08 2011
CAF Lunch Lecture: From Vincenza to Virginia
Take in a lecture on Renaissance-era architect Andrea Palladio's influence on English and American architecture today from 12:15pm to 1pm at the Chicago Architecture Foundation's Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave., as part of CAF's free lunch lecture series.
Interface @ Steep Theatre
Join Scott Whitehair, producer of the storytelling series This Much Is True
and Story Lab, for the premiere of Interface, a new series that combines storytelling, music, and art. Interface starts at 8pm at Steep Theatre (1115 W. Berwyn). Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door, and can be purchased online or at the box office.
Independent Chicago Songwriter Festival @ Jerry's
The second annual Independent Chicago Songwriter Festival kicks off tonight at 6pm Jerry's (1938 W Division St.) and runs through Friday. The mission of the ICSF is to present the finest singer/songwriters in Chicago, including underground and unknown acts on the same bill with higher-profile established acts, along with a handful of under-the-radar troubadours from out of state. This year, ICSF is presenting 25 acts in three nights. Entry is $5. For more information and a list of performers visit their website.
Nalini Singh @ The Book Cellar
Kiss of Snow is an especially sexy sounding title this time of year (what with the Unwelcome Embrace of Humidity upon walking out the door). It's also a paranormal romance ("Since the moment of her defection from the PsyNet and into the SnowDancer wolf pack, Sienna Lauren has had one weakness. Hawke. Alpha and dangerous, he compels her to madness"). Hear more at best-selling author Nalini Singh's appearance at the Book Cellar tonight. Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln, 7pm.
